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==About== | ==About== | ||
| − | [[Chlorpropham]] is a [[thing type::germination inhibitor]] approved for use on | + | [[Chlorpropham]] is a [[thing type::germination inhibitor]] approved for use on [[used on::potato]]es in [[Germany]], [[Austria]], and [[Switzerland]]. [[youtube:exBEFCiWyW0|This video]] implies that it is also in use in the [[United States]]. |
It is marketed under the names [[Beet-Kleen]], [[Bud Nip]], [[Chloro IPC]], [[CIPC]], [[Furloe]], [[Sprout Nip]], [[Spud-Nic]], [[Taterpex]], [[Triherbide-CIPC]], and [[Unicrop CIPC]]. | It is marketed under the names [[Beet-Kleen]], [[Bud Nip]], [[Chloro IPC]], [[CIPC]], [[Furloe]], [[Sprout Nip]], [[Spud-Nic]], [[Taterpex]], [[Triherbide-CIPC]], and [[Unicrop CIPC]]. | ||
===Questions=== | ===Questions=== | ||
| − | Chlorpropham's [[LD50]] (the dose necessary to cause death 50% of the time) in rats is roughly 2 parts in 1000 -- which for a 100-lb human would be about 3 ounces (of solid chlorpropham). How does this compare with other more familiar substances? | + | Chlorpropham's [[LD50]] (the dose necessary to cause death 50% of the time) in rats is roughly 2 parts in 1000 -- which for a 100-lb human would be about 3 ounces (of solid chlorpropham). |
| + | * How does this compare with other more familiar substances? | ||
| + | * At the levels of exposure present in treated unpeeled potatoes, what measurable health effects are expected? | ||
| + | * How quickly and completely is chlorpropham metabolized by the human body? | ||
It may be that it really is "safe", for any meaningful definition of "safe" (e.g. no more likely to kill you than driving 2-3 hours per day), but if this claim is being made, it is apparently being made in the absence of information which would demonstrate its veracity. | It may be that it really is "safe", for any meaningful definition of "safe" (e.g. no more likely to kill you than driving 2-3 hours per day), but if this claim is being made, it is apparently being made in the absence of information which would demonstrate its veracity. | ||
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* [http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/extoxnet/carbaryl-dicrotophos/chlorpropham-ext.html EXTOXNET] | * [http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/extoxnet/carbaryl-dicrotophos/chlorpropham-ext.html EXTOXNET] | ||
| + | * [http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_Chemical.jsp?Rec_Id=PC35064 PAN Pesticides Database] | ||
| + | * What's on my Food: [http://www.whatsonmyfood.org/pesticide.jsp?pesticide=114 Foods With Chlorpropham Residue] | ||
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